Anki OVERDRIVE: Unable to connect to Supercars or Supertrucks

If your Supercars and Supertrucks are ready, but you're not able to connect to them from within the OVERDRIVE app - or they disconnect - this article offers some basic suggestions for working through these issues.

All Supercars and Supertrucks are turned ON (see step 5) and are displaying a solid Green light

Please note that while the OVERDRIVE app requires a compatible version of Bluetooth to be enabled on your device. Because OVERDRIVE Supercars and Supertrucks do not use Bluetooth profiles, that means while Supercars and Supertrucks will show up in your device's Bluetooth list of available devices, they will appear with unexpected names and your device cannot directly connect to them.

If you try to connect to any Supercars and Supertrucks through your Bluetooth settings, you can see errors like the following:

If the OVERDRIVE app still cannot discover any cars or trucks, perform these steps: